BOGOTA (Reuters) - The mayor of Colombia's capital Bogota is set to be ousted this month after losing a series of appeals against a decision to dismiss him for mismanagement in a case many see as symbolic of the country's polarized politics as a presidential vote nears.
Gustavo Petro, 53, Colombia's second-most powerful public official, is expected to be relieved of his duties later this month and banned from holding office for 15 years, as ordered by Inspector General Alejandro Ordonez in December over ill-fated changes the mayor tried to make to city waste collection operations.
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